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The 19-year-old Sunshine Coast Hinterland resident recently returned from the Czech Republic where he produced a dominant display at the Global Games for athletes with an intellectual disability.

Sutton dominated the hammer throw event, taking out gold and breaking his own world record twice in the process.

Sutton’s best throw was just over 45m, more than seven metres further than the silver medallist.

But he didn’t stop there. Sutton went on to claim bronze in discus and narrowly missed out on a medal in shot put. He finished fourth and set a personal best in the process.

Sutton’s coach Ian Fenwick said Sutton was one of the most dedicated athletes he had ever worked with.

“He’s very focused, he works hard at training sessions, he’s almost fixated on doing well,” Fenwick said.

“He does a fair bit of weight training and conditioning work. He’s a great athlete to coach, he does everything you tell him to do, he’s superb.

“I’ve seen a boy with very little ability to train but now he can train for a long time and maintain his concentration for a long time.

“I’ve seen him come a long way and I don’t know how far he can go.”

Sutton is currently completing certificate three in fitness and works part-time at Suncoast Fitness.

He also holds a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport.

Intellectually disabled athletes can’t qualify for the Paralympics, but it was hoped a study conducted by doctors at the Global Games would help sway organisers of the 2012 London Paralympics.

Fenwick said competing at the Paralympics would be the ultimate goal for Sutton.

“I can see him participating in athletics for another 10 years. I don’t know where the limit is, he can probably throw another 10 or 15 metres further as he gets older and stronger seeing he’s come a long way already,” he said.

“His main aim is to compete against the able-bodied competitors. You just don’t do that at this age because you need to develop a lot of strength.

“We’re trying to get him into the 2012 Games and that’s a reasonable chance from what I’ve heard, we can only hope that he can get to compete there.”

Sutton was the only Australian athlete to win a medal in athletics at the Global Games.

His father Wes Sutton said determination and hard work would ultimately decide his son’s professional fate.

“He’s totally committed to what he does, he enjoys the fitness side of it, that’s for sure,” he said.

“We’re hoping that he can get into the Paralympics but you can’t get your hopes up too high.”